Protector for bobbed hair



E. DALZELL.

PROTECTOR FOR BOBBED HAIR Fild Fb. 4, 1924 v INVlfTNTORL ATTORNEY.

Patented July l, 1924.

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F E Q EARLINE DALZELL, 0F HOUSTON, TEXAS.

PROTECTOR FOR BOBBED HAIR.

Application filed February 4, 1924. Serial No. 690,344.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EARLINE DALZELL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Houston, Harris County, Texas, have invented a certain newand useful Improvement in Protectors for Bobbed Hair, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to a protecting means to be employed to preventdisarranging of the hair of the user and is particularly adapted for usewhen the wearer is lying down or at night when the wearer is asleep.

I have found that the ordinary boudoir cap or bandanna sometimes usedfor this purpose is either ineffective to prevent disar ranging the hairor is so uncomfortable to the user as to be objectionable.

It is an object of my invention to pro vide a simple, and ornamentaldevice for protecting the hair while in use, which may be easily andcheaply manufactured. and which will be easily applied and comfort.-able to the wearer.

Referring to the drawing herewith wherein a preferred form of myinvention is shown, Fig. 1 is a plan view showing the constructionof thesame. Fig. 2 is a top elevation illustrating the application of theinvention to the head of a wearer with the device partly tied in place.Fig. 3 is a per spective view showing the device completely adjusted inposition.

My .iair protector may be made of any desired sort of fabric such assilk, linen, or cotton, and may be thin like a veil or gauze, or may beof heavy substantial cloth. 1 con template cuttin j it with anapproximately triangular shaped body 1., the rear edge 2 of which iscurved outwardly to engage around the base of the wearers head. I preferto place a short strip of rubber elastic near the central border asshown at 3 although a cord may be gathered therein for the purpose ofconforming the protector to the shape of the head. I

On each side are ribbons or extensions 4 connected with the bodyportion. These ribbons are adapted to be tied together on the forwardportion of the head. Extending directly forward midway between the sidebands 4 is a central ribbon 5 similar in all respects to the sideribbons. A fourth ribbon 6 is secured by sewing or otherwise aboutcentrally of the body portion 1 and extending forwardly over the centralribbon 5 as shown in Fig. 1. a

In applying the protection to the head, the rear edge 2 is engaged aboutthe back of the head over the bobbed hair of the wearer. The two sideribbons are then brought upwardly and looped together over the forwardband 5 and are there tied se curely. The forward band 5 is then loopedbackward and tied with the top ribbon 6 on the top of the head as shownin Fig. 3.

ll hen thus adjusted the device firmly confines the hair in place and isof particularly ornamental appearance. The knots are on top of the headwhere they will not cause discomfort to the wearer, but are alsoparticularly easy to adjust or untie. While I have shown the protectoralmost entirely without ornament, this is done for clearness only, butit is intended that it shall be ornamented to meet the taste of thewearer.

What I claim as new is:

1. A hair protector comprising an approximately triangular strip offabric, opposite side ribbons connected therewith, a forward.- lyextending ribbon midway between said side ribbons, a top ribbonconnected with said strip and eitending forwardly over said forwardribbon and means to conform the rear of said strip to the head of thewearer.

A Lair protector comprising an ap- .y triangular strip of flexible mai-aving a rear side rounded to conforn to the hape of the head of thewearer, opposite side ribbons, a forward ribbon midway between said sideribbons and a top ribbon adapted to be tied with said forward ribbon.

3. hair protector comprising a three sided strip of fabric. two oppositeribbons thereon adapted to be tied together, a central forward ribbonand a top ribbon adapted to engage with said forward ribbon in themanner described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature this 30th day ofJanuary, A. D. 1924.

EAltLINE DALZELL.

